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Fiji's ex-leader, Frank Bainimarama, sentenced to prison for interfering in police investigation

Frank Bainimarama, the former prime minister of Fiji, has been sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the course of justice by using his influence to stop a police investigation into corruption at a university.
The sentencing was carried out by Acting High Court of Fiji Chief Justice Salesi Temo in Suva where Bainimarama was convicted of interfering in a criminal investigation.
Bainimarama, who was prime minister in 2019, halted a police probe into alleged financial mismanagement at the University of the South Pacific, according to prosecutors.

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The Guardian

Former Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail – reports

Long-serving leader Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the course of justice, local media reportsFiji’s former long-serving prime minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the course of justice, local media reported.Bainimarama was initially spared jail in the case during sentencing last month, before an appeal by the country’s director for public prosecutions. On Thursd…

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The Hindu

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama handed one-year prison sentence

Bainimarama was sentenced at Fiji's High Court in the capital Suva, after being found guilty this year of quashing a police probe into alleged corruption at a Fijian university

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The Independent

Former Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail

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11 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Fiji's ex-leader, Frank Bainimarama, sentenced to prison for interfering in police investigation

Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for interfering in a criminal investigation while leading the government of his South Pacific island nation. The Fiji Times newspaper reported Bainimarama was sentenced Thursday and…

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Fiji's ex-leader, Frank Bainimarama, sentenced to prison for interfering in police investigation

Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for interfering in a criminal investigation while leading the government of his South Pacific island nation

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail

(Reuters) -Fiji's former long-serving prime minister Frank Bainimarama was on Thursday sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the course of justice, the country's director of public prosecutions said. Read full story

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